The Forks
The Forks is a locality in Manitoba, Prairies. The Forks is situated nearby to the neighborhood Broadway–Assiniboine, as well as near the suburb Downtown Winnipeg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Union Railway Station.
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Museum
The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is a Canadian Crown corporation and national museum located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, adjacent to The Forks. The purpose of the museum is to "explore the subject of human rights with a special but not exclusive reference…
Union Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Lee haber8, Public domain.
Union Station is the inter-city railway station for Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is a grand beaux-arts structure situated near The Forks in downtown Winnipeg, and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1976.
Winnipeg Railway Museum
Museum
Photo: Intermedichbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Winnipeg Railway Museum was a railway museum located on tracks 1 and 2 within the Via Rail-operated Union Station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Volunteers from the Midwestern Rail Association Inc, a non-profit organization founded in 1975, operated the museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winnipeg and Downtown Winnipeg.
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is Manitoba's capital and has more people than the rest of Manitoba combined. It stands midway on the Trans-Canada Highway and railway. With nearly 750,000 inhabitants, The Peg is the metropolis for the Canadian Prairies and is as diverse as the majority of Canada.
Downtown Winnipeg
Suburb
Downtown Winnipeg is an area of Winnipeg located near the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers. It is the oldest urban area in Winnipeg, and is home to the city's commercial core, city hall, the seat of Manitoba's provincial government, and a number of major attractions and institutions.
Exchange District
Neighborhood
Photo: Interlaker, CC0.
The Exchange District is a National Historic Site of Canada in the downtown area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Just one block north of Portage and Main, the Exchange District comprises twenty city blocks and approximately 150 heritage buildings, and it is known for its intact early 20th century collection of warehouses, financial institutions, and early terracotta-clad skyscrapers.
The Forks
- Type: Locality
- Location: Manitoba, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.89014° or 49° 53′ 25″ northLongitude
-97.13042° or 97° 7′ 50″ westOpen location code
86X4VVR9+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 3115315108OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
“The Forks” goes by many names.
- French: “La Fourche”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Peace Meeting Site and Plaza at the Forks.
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